Land roller and packer.



PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

13. H. BECK. LANDROLLER AND PAGKER,

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

APPLIOATIOH FILED FEB. 27, 1906.

No. 871.358. PATENTED NOV. 19, 1907.

' B. H. PBGK.

LAND ROLLER AND PAGKER.

VAPPLICATION FILED FEB. 27, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UNITED, sriirns PATENT oriuon.

BURTON H. PEOK, OF NEAR LEXINGTON, OREGON.-

LAND ROLLER AND PACKER. i

To all whom 'it may cendern:

Be it known that 1, BURTON H. PECK, a

.I citizen of the United States, residing near Lexington, in the county of Morrow and vState of Oregon, have invented a new and useful Land Roller and Packer, of which the 'following is a speciiication.

This invention relates 'to improvements in land rollersl and )ackers of that type cinploying acking Wheelsmounted to rotate indepen ently around a' stationary shaft,A

the Wheels being designed for rolling and packing `summer fallowed ground or grain elds to so condition the soil that moisture may be retained for ,coming crops.

One of the objects of the inventionis to provide an im` lement of this character in Awhich the pac ing wheels are of peculiar 4construction and adapted to so pack the soil thatA it cannot be easily 'washed o1l vdrained by excessive precipitation of rain, .and each of which is designed to embed scribed in which the parts are combined' vand arranged in a novel manner to secure strength,durability, ease of operation and A,f eneral elii'ciency, as well as to provide meansfor thoroughly lubricating the bearings of the series of packing wheels..

' )Still another object is to provide a construction by which the implement, when made of any length, may consist ol two or more sections coupled so as to permit independent play thereof so that tliescts of Wheels may conform to the varying vinaccuracies of ground surface, said sections being further connectedV by the draft attachments in such a manneras to enable the implement.

to be easily drawn.`

With these and other objects in view. the

' invention consists of the novel construction,

combination and arrangement of partshere- Ainafter fully described and clainier reference beinGr had -to the 'accompanying drawings, in

Figurel is u,a rear elevation, showing an implement composed of two sections. F ig. 2 is a top plangview of the foiward ends of the tongues, illustrating the mannerwin which Specification of Letters latent.

' Patented Nov. 19, 1907.

Applicatie. and February 27, 190s;- seriai No. 363.271. l l f i they are coupled.` Fig. 3 is a top plan view of rthe adjacent ends of the 'sections of the implement on an enlarged scale, showing the pivotal couplinv connection between Vthe same and the mode of centrally connecting the draft bar thereto. Fig. 4 is a central front to rear section through one ofthe seetions on the lane indicated by the line 4-4 of Fig. 1. v`ig. 5 is a side elevation of one or the inner end hangers or brackets. Fig. 6 65 is a similar View of one of the .packing wheels. Figg7 is a cross'section through the Wheel. Fig. 8 is an enlarged section through the hub of one of the wheels, shoW- lie construction of the lubricating means. i

. In practice, the implement maybe of any convenient length, but in all implements of ten feet or more in length it is preferable to construct the same of two sections, which are pivotally connected topermit them to y have suflicient play to conform to the varying inequalities of ,the ground surface, thus allowing the implement to be more easily drawn andturned and the packing wheels to operate more efficiently on the surface of` the ground. i

In the drawings I have shown the i1`nple ment as composed of two longitudinallyV alined sect-ions 1 and 2, which are duplicates 8F in construction, except as to a minor detail hereinafter noted. ltach section or implement proper rcomprises a frame consisting of a pair of' longitudinal, parallel top bars or beams 3 and end and intermediate brackets 90 or hangers 4, 5 and 6, such parts constituting the frame of the machine. The hangers 4, 5 and.6 have the same general angular form, each embodyin(r a metallic. casting comprising upper and lower horizontal bars 7 and 8, the bottom bar S being relatively shorter than. the topv bar 7 and connected therewith by oblique arms 9 and angular corner pieces 10, a bracell. heilig disposed between the-bars and connecting'"therenter 100 of the bar 7 with the center of the bar 8'4to add strength to the bracket. The bars 3 are fitted and bolted or otherwise secured at their ends in sockets 12 formed upon the portions 10 of the brackets 4 and 5 and rest in- 105 termediately' upon seats 13 formed upon the corresponding portions. of the' intermediate bracket 6, each of said seats having a base 14 inclined at an oblique upward and inward angle and an outer llange 15 to stay the 110 bar from outward movement, said bars being secured tothe seats by bolts 16, which also secure substantially V-shaped bracket pieces 17 thereto. Rods 18 fit in grooves in the undersides of the bars 3 and extend the entire length of the same and are suitably connected with the end brackets 4 and 5 to securely tie the parts together` construction and arrangement it will be seen the frame bars 3 are set at an inclination at the front and rear corner portions of the frame with their extreme inner and upper corner portions projecting slightly above the plane of the upper arms '7 of the brackets.' A tongue 19 is bolted to the bracket pieces 1'7 of each central hanger, and rests solidly upon the top bar of the hanger, the upper .horizontal arms of the bracket pieces 17 and the upper edges of the bases 14 of the seats` 13, and is notched or recessed, as indicated at 20, to receive the projecting' corner 'portions of thebars 3, thus enabling it to rest squarely upon the upper surfaces of the central hanger. The forward ends of the tongues of the two sections 1 and 2 are pivotally connected by a rod or bar 21 to maintain them in parallel relation.

The bottoni bars S of the hangers are provided with openings 22 for the 'passage of a stationary shaft or axle 23, which shaft is secured against rotation to the 'brackets by set screws 24. shaft at e ual distances apart is a series of packingr w )eels 25, each having the outer face of its rim inclined or sloped outwardly and downwardly from the center toward each side at an angle of about 45 degrees, thus forming a substantially V-shaped periphery 26 to out deeply into the soil. The

rim or periphery is provided at regular inter- Iraging said sockets and seats and fastened to Vals with concaved depressions or recesses 27, for the dual purpose o f facilitatingr packing of the soil and to prevent excessive moisture from following' the wheel tracks and Washing the fields, such `co'ncavities or recesses being adapted to form at regular intervals along the track followed hills or mounds in the soil to retain snow and rain water in the interveningr portions of the fur rows, thus storingr up moisture in the ground for future crops.

Revolubly mounted on the The hubslt of the wheels are formed with lateral sleeves or extensions 29 over which fit coupling' sleeves or tubes il() extending between the hubs of adjacent wheels and inclosingr the intervening portions of'the shaft 23, thus excluding dust and dirt from the bearings. Each sleeve carries a cup 31 to contain a'suitablelubricant which is automatically fed therefrom to the axle in tht` operation of the n'xachine, the cup being closed by a screw cap 232.

- 'lho sections l and 2 are identical in construction with the exception thatfho inner brackets or hangers 5 thereof are provided with -iper-ti1red lugs il?) amt-34. properly posierases otally coupled.v A draw bar 36 is arrangedat the front of the machine and is coupled at its ends to the central hangers of the sections and intermediately to the eye bolt 35: Each end coupler or connection comprises a clevis 37 pivoted for Vertical movement to the lower front corner of the bracket 6, a clevis 3S pivoted for horizontal or lateral movement to said clevis 37, and a link 3) connesting the clevis 38 with an eye bolt f1() on the draw bar. TheY central coupler or connection is composed of similar elements 37, SS, 39 and 4-0, the clevis 37 beingr pivotally connected with the eye of the coupling bolt The draft animals are lhitched to the tongues and draw bar through suitable draft appliances, not shown, and it will be ob served that the manner of applying the tongues and drawbar allows the implement to be conveniently controlled and steered and the sections thereof to have'independent playA so as to relieve the structure 'from undue rigidity in, running over the. surface of the ground.

rlhe device is advantageous for use in the vsemi-arid sections of the country, as the the hangers, bracket pieces bolted with the bars to the seats, a tongue rest-ing upon the central hanger and fastened to said brackets, an axle supported by the hangers, and packing' wheels carried by the axle.

2. An il-nplemcnt of th'e character described conu'irising two pivotally connected sections, each embodying' a frame carrying pac-kiner wheels, tongues attached to the frames, a rod pivotally connecting the tongues to maintain them' in parallel relation, and a draw bar pivotally connected at its ends to the frame and at its center to th(` pivotal connection b'ctwcen the frames.

Si. An implement of the. character dcscribcd comprisingr a vpair of sections, each embodying a frame composed of longitudinal bars and rnd and intcrmcdiat(` brackets, pz'uzkingf heels mounted upon thc frames, a 'pivot bolt coupling' the inner end brackets of the frame, a draw bar, means pivotally connecting' said bar with said bolt and the in-` -jecting forwardly otally connecting the free ends of said tonglies to mintain thepr' in parallel relation.

4. implement o the character described comprising angular end and interme-` diete hangers, each hanger being formed with top and bottom bars and inclined arms con` Dect-ing the bars, the said end and intermediete hangers being respectively provided at J their uper front ancl rear corner portions l wlthsoc ets and. obllquely dlsposed seats,

therefrom, and a rod pivl front and rear fra-nie bars engaging said sockets and resting' upon the seats, said bars being secured to the hangers and heli in an inclined position, angular secured with the bars to the seats, and a. tongue resting upon the central hanger sind secured to the said bracket pieces.

BURTON H. IECK. l/Vitnesses: v JAMES S. YEAGER, SAMUEL E. N oTsoN.

bracket pieces 15 

